Le Tour came to the Vosges and Jura, and there was much rejoicing. Saturday I cycled via Grand Ballon and Route du Cretes to Bresse to meet the riders at the top of Col de Grosse Pierre. Only I only arrived at Bresse minutes before the caravan arrived. I was trying to get to the top, but there is no point in ignoring the advice of the many motorbike marshals and gendarmes, the speed of the motorised baguettes and giant le coq sportives on both sides of the road means its best to stop and wait for them all to pass. Wouldnt want to end it all crushed by a giant baguette.
The peloton passed over the col very quickly here, and for me Saturday was about hill training myself and seeing a new corner of the Vosges around Gerardmer, which is a very nice area indeed.
Sunday was more fun, we cycled out and met up with ChezVelo group on the Col de la Croix, above the very scenic town of Saint Ursanne. Much more time to enjoy the spectacle of the caravan which is noisier than Italians after a euro semi final. The riders were really spread out here, and it was good to see they suffer on this steep slope as well!
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